Hair dressing pin



.Sept. 4, 1934. A, M, DALEY 1,972,644

HAIR DRESSING PIN Filed-Aug. 12, 1935 T' i 1 z .5 i i 7m Z gm 'INVENTOR)ATTTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 4, 1934 HAIR DRESSING PIN Anna M. Daley, Springfield,Mass.

Application August 12, 1933, Serial No. 684,808

12 Claims. (01. 132--50) This invention relates to improvements in hairdressin pins and more particularly to what is known in the trade, orart, bobby pins.

An object or" my invention is to provide a structure that is inexpensiveto make, that is efiicient in retaining and holding the hair in place,after being curled. Also, one that does not become detached, or lost,from its place in the hair. This is an importar' feature, as some of thebobby pins, now in use, do not stay in place; thereby def ating the verypurpose of maintaining the curl in the hair. My invention is designed toovercome this detect. 1 accomplish this result by forming near the endportions of the blades of the pin strucbup portions, on which an endcap; or small cylindrical member, is placed that is formed with inturnedend, or lip, portions that engage the struck-up shoulder portions of theblades. This cap is formed with a shoulder, or central rib portion, onits inner or wall, which serves as a stop, when it placed on the ends ofthe blades and moved against the shoulders of the blades. The cap isretained in place, against accidental removal, by means of the struck-upshoulders engaging the inturned end portions of the cap. It is alsoprevented from tipping, or moving, on the ends of the blades by means ofthe central rib engaging the ends of the blades on one side of thestruck-up portions of the blades and the interned ends of the capengaging the shouldered portions of the blades on their opposite sides.The bobby pin is used, as follows:-aiter a wave, or curl, is formed inthe hair, the blades of the pin are inserted in the ware and the end capapplied, as will be explained.

Referring to the draWing:-

Fig. 1 shows the parts of the pin assembled with the end cap in place onthe ends of the blades.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the end cap removed from theends of the blades.

Fig. 3 illustrates the pin in use with hair between the blades and theend cap in place.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged View, partly in section, showing the struck-upshoulders on each of the blades and the internal stop, or ribprojection,

on the inner surface of the cap, also, the inturned end portions of thecap.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the pin with the cap removed,clearly showing the flat blades and struck-up portions therein.

Referring now to the drawing in detail:-

The flat blades of the pin are indicated at 1 and 2 and are formed froma single piece of material that is suitably tempered. These blades areconnected together with the integral curved portion 3. The blades have anormal set towards each other, so that they are in engagement, asindicated at the portion 4. The outer ends of the blades are each formedwith the curved struck-up shouldered portions 5 and 6. The blade 1 isslightly longer than the blade 2, as shown at 7. This is for the purposeof permitting the pin to be readily applied on the hair. 8 indicates anend cap, or clamping member, for the blades. It also serves as acovering for the ends of the blades, as well as retaining the pin on thehair. This cap is formed with the inner annular ring, stop, or shoulderportion 9, as shown in Fig. 4. It is also formed with inturned endportions 10 and 11, as shown. When the cap 8 is applied, the ring, orinternal 75 rib part 9, engagesthe ends of the blades near the twoshoulders 5 and 6, at the points 5 and. 6', and operates, in a measure,to prevent moving the cap any further onto the blades; also, the contactbetween the inturned end portions 10 or 11 and the struck-up shoulderedportions 5 and 6 engage at the points 5 and 6", preventing the cap 8from being accidentally lost. It can be removed by pulling outwardly onthe cap, which causes the ends of the blades to move lnward. The capmember is reversible, end for end, and may be readily applied, withoutits being necessary to observe which one of its ends is to be used. Itis to be understood that I may, if desired, employ a cap with one endclosed.

It will be seen that my pin may be readily applied and removed from aWave of the hair and one that will not be lost, after being applied, dueto its normal clamping effect and the cap memher 8. 95

It should be stated that the fiat, smooth, surfaces of the blades 1 and2 provide an efficient clamping efiect for the hair, which would not bethe case, if the surfaces of the blades were circular, or curved.

The pin may be made of any suitable color, as desired. The bobby pin maybe easily removed, when necessary, by simply removing the end cap whichis held in place by means of the inturned end portions 10 or 11, andthen withdrawing the blade members 1 and 2 from the hair, as is readilyunderstood.

The cap 8 is prevented from tipping or having a rocking movement on theends of the blades, by reason of the bearing contact points 5 6 5 and 6.The ends of the blades will, of course, be moved toward each other, whenthe cap is applied.

What I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a bobby pin comprising a one-piecemember having two,

blade portions, each blade being formed with a struck-up shoulderedportion, a cap member for engaging the struck-up shouldered portions,and the cap having a ring or stop portion therein for engaging the saidshouldered portions when in place on the blades to prevent furthermovement of the cap on the blades, as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a member comprising two flat bladeportions having integral curved shouldered portions, a cap, annularmeans therein for engaging the said portions to prevent further movementof the cap on the blades, the curved shouldered portions further servingto engage the annular inner surface of the cap to prevent accidentalremoval of the cap.

f 3. As an article of manufacture, an open-ended cap member having aninternal ring portion therein for engaging a shouldered part or the likeon .a member for retaining the cap member on said part.

4. A bobby pin comprising in combination, of a member having two flatblades that normally engage each other, a cap, and co -operating meansbetween the cap and the blades to prevent accidental removel of the cap,and, further to limit the movement of the cap on the blades. 5. A bobbypin comprising in combination, of

a member having two fiat blades that normally engage each other, a capand co-operating means between the cap and the blades to preventaccidental removal of the cap, and, further to limit the movement of thecap on the blades, said means comprising projections on the blades and astop part in the cap, as described.

6. A bobby pin construction comprising, a

member having resilient blade portions that are formed with shoulderedportions, a cap member having inturned end portions for engaging theshouldered portions of the blades to prevent accidental removal of thecap.

'7. A bobby pin construction comprising, a member having resilient bladeportions that are formed with shouldered portions, a cap member havinginturned end portions for engaging the shouldered portions of the bladesto prevent accidental, removal of the cap, said cap having an internalrib also engaging the shouldered portions to prevent a rocking ortipping movementof the cap, as described.

8. As an article of manufacture, a cap formed with an end having aninturned portion for engaging and retaining the cap on a member.

9. As an article of manufacture, a cap formed with an end having aninturned portion, and a centrally located internal rib or projection forengaging shouldered portions on a member and to prevent accidentalremoval therefrom, as described.

10. As an article of manufacture, a cap having open ends, each of itsends having an inwardly extending projection thereon and an internallylocated rib-like part for insertion on and removal from a shoulderedmember but is normally retained on said member.

11. As an articleof manufacture, a tubular member having a projection onits ends and a rib-like member on its inner surface, whereby a two pointcontact may be obtained when a member having a shouldered portionthereon, as described, is inserted therein.

12. As an article of manufacture, a cap memher having an internal ringportion therein and open at its opposite ends to permit either of itsends to be placed on a member having a shouldered portion for engagingthe shouldered portion for retaining the cap member on said portion ofthe member.

ANNA M. DALEY.

